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The Colorado man arrested for confronting Dick Cheney in 2006 ran out of luck at the Supreme Court today, Reuters reports. Steven Howards, who had approached Cheney at a mall in Beaver Creek, Colorado, and told him his "policies in Iraq are disgusting," was arrested by Secret Service agents and handed over to local law enforcement. Howards sued the agents, saying they had violated his free-speech rights under the First Amendment.

But the opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas ruled that agents protecting public officials can make such arrests with sufficient or probable cause. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg agreed in a separate statement, saying the agents "were duty bound" to consider Howards' remarks when deciding "whether he posed an immediate threat to the vice president's physical security." As for Howards, he got off when a harassment charge against him was dropped.

I wish he forgets that he is considered a WAR CRIMINAL and travels to a European country

Sundiata

Jun 5, 2012 8:40 AM CDT

That is the difference between Democrats and Republicans, REPUBLICANS throw your ass in jail for disagreeing with them, Dems have to balls to try and work despite it. Joe wilson, tea bagging ball sucking agitators at presidential rallies, The House of representatives(even though we often have MORE than 50 votes, like the CONSTITUTION SAYS) Fake ass tan two faces John Boehner and Jan Brewer, they all represent complete totalitarian corporate fascism and are willing to silence dissent, destroy the economy and use any means possible to do so while all the time representing themselves as in favor of personal freedom, and using words like fascist and doublespeak, not to mention HITLER to describe their opponents.

wmchase65

Jun 5, 2012 7:53 AM CDT

Like or hate Cheney (don't know that anyone really "likes" Cheney), I find it amazing that a man can live so long with a Baboon's heart in his chest. Modern medicine and science is indeed amazing!